The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-27


Barre is visiting here. 80 Allison Colby
married Nellie Porter of Hartford the 18th
instant. - A lawn party for the benefit
of the Methodist church was held at A. j.
Wills Saturday. 80 l.. ID. Hubbard
principal of the Castleton village school, is
spending his vacation with his sister, Mrs
j. 5. Gay, 60 Horace Brown, Esq, of
South Royalton was in town the first of the
present week. - The members of the
Grand Army Post and of the Relief Corps
propose meeting at the Gulf Spring House,
Williamstown, some time in August. -
The heat has been very oppressive since
the reign of the dog star commenced. -
DIR. William McDougall is staying at John
Alexanders. - The race-course has
been repaired and several horses are being
driven upon it. - Mrs. w. b. Osborne
is very low.
Williamstown.
A SMALL scholar in one of our schools was
recently asked: "For what does the alb
breviation NJ. G. stand for?" The reply was !.
" Member of a church," 60 Said one of
our townsmen the other day: ct know
nothing better than beef-brine for the
scratches on horse. +" - J. X. Fullerton
and family of Waterbury have been sojourn-
ing of late at the Gulf House. Mr.. Fullerton
will be remembered as formerly seller of
goods in Brookfeld and later as the mem
Der of mercantile firm in Waterbury, We
believe he is "a man of many friends"
- Hay is wonderfully abundant here
more so, perhaps, than the room for storing
it. Hay-weather, however, is so rare of late
as to make farmers little feverish " who
have much to cut. - DIR. G. W. McClearn
proposes to take his fathers practice in
Boston during the month of August. DR..
Elliot b. Watson will attend to DIR. Nc
Clearns practice here meantime. -
Don " Earle is in town at present, hoping
for job in his favorite line of railroading
attending "A
before long. 80 Professor John Clark,
formerly of Carleton College, Mortified,
Mimi, and now of Smith College (for
women), Northampton, Mass, is taking a
vacation trip in carriage through Vermont.
He was at the Gulf Springs one day last
week. He is lifelong acquaintance of
Judge Austin Young of Minneapolis, Mimi,
who is vacationizing here, and to whom he
expressed great delight with Vermont at
this season. From what we afterward
learned, we suppose it to have been Pro-
lessor Clark with whom we happened to
have a passing word as he went through
our town. Though an entire stranger, he
left upon us the impression of so much of a
real gentleman it is pleasure to record
the fact, and not alone as hint to other
travellers. - Rev. and Mrs. James G..
Dougherty of Ottawa, Kansas, are expected
this week as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Ainsworth. - Mrs James S. Abbott
recently went from st. Augustine, Florida,
to visit friends in Missouri. Mr.. Abbott is
expected soon at the old home here for a
few weeks vacation. - We believe it
would surprise many to know what changes
can be wrought land at no very great eX-
pense) in the appearance of Warehouses;
made so long ago as to present an out-of-
date and questionable appearance. We
have lately seen both gold and silver cases
at the store of Perley Chandler in Barre
which had been thus renovated by a con-
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that seemed quite wonderful to us. -
Charles Crane and family have returned to
their home in Dexter, Iowa, having left
some of their friends sorrowing that they
could not have seen more of them while
here in Vermont. - Everyone having
at heart the highest interests Of his fellows
and his country, and recognizing the i'm
portant part the teachers of our schools
have in securing these interests, rejoces at
what is done at this season of the year to
call attention to the subject of teachers and
their work. At the opening of the recent
meeting of the National Educational Associa-
ton at Chicago the Illinois state superin-
tendent of instruction gave it as his opinion
that large part of the future lies in the
hands of the school-master This item
is suggested by remark lately made by one
whose early school-days here are remem-
bered as having been well improved. For
many years past this person has been living
think, work of the best sort done by men
and women in this world. Referring to a
well-known faithful lady teacher here in
those days, this person said, in substance,
that it was the work of this teacher with
her that had shaped her life largely. A tes-
tmony well worth recording, is it not?
- Raspberries are so abundant here it
has been little rasping to the young pick
ers that they could not always find a ready
sale for them. - According to record
of temperatures in Alabama for June last,
sent us by j. ID. White, the average at five
in the morning was 610, at noon sos and at
seven in the evening rs Ice. The highest at
five in the morning was 10 and the lowest
55o. The same at noon were % and 6So
AT night they We're 81 and Ga. The pre-
vailing winds were from the east and the
west. Three days of the month he reports
south winds. - Rev. r. ID. Miller Con
gregationalisD exchanged on Sunday last
with Rev. f. w. Hamblin (Methodist). The
Congregationalists We're well pleased with
Rev. Mr.. Hamblin's sermon. He breaches
without notes, uses numerous and good H.
Illustrations and holds the attention of an
audience. He has the happy faculty OF
making points that the nearer can easily
carry away with him for future use. He
seems quite sure of welcome hearing
wherever he may preach. - Several
Sundays trial of the weekly offering plan
in the Congregational church gives much
hope. All who had previously subscribed
for preaching are allowed to pay any part of
it in these weekly offerings, and in addition
the gifts have been such as to greatly en-
courage the church. - There was rift
last week in the clouds that had settled
over our railroad matters, and its friends
are hopeful, though there is as yet, perhaps
no telling just what the end may be. -
Orlin Dewey, son of John Dewey of this
place, died in Barre on Thursday last of in
fiammation of the bowels. - Mrs. War.
rem Poole is suffering greatly with neuralgia
in her face, and it is feared that surgical
operation will be necessary to relieve it
- Mrs. Albert Bruce is entirely blind
AT the present time. She has long suffered
with disease of the eyes. - Butcher
Edwin Smith has this week put meat-cart
on the road between here and Barre. -
Edwin House proposes to go back to Kansas
with his brother-in-law, Fred Graves
X. Lynde, is taking a weeks vacation il
| Boston. - 1t is said that Charles Edison
whose present year of service for j. X
West early in the fall with Fred Graves OF
| his return to Kansas. - George w
Lynde is about to begin the building of
new dwelling-house on his farm. -
Misses Flora j. and Kate Erskine, daugh
ters of Henry Erskine, are to attend the
coming fall term of school in Bristol. -
| DR.. G. G. Ellis and wife of Somerville
| Mass, are expected in Barre this week
| The doctor seems to be working into valu
| able practice in his new field. - 1t i.
said large amount of grass is yet standing
here and that two weeks more are needed
| to emf it, A good select school III,